Local Roundup -- Published Dec. 14, 2012

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Dec 14, 2012 at 12:01 AM

TRACY - Down by five points with two matches to go against crosstown rival Tracy on Thursday, West won its last two bouts via pin and defeated the host Bulldogs 38-31 in a nonleague wrestling match at Swenson Gym.

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TRACY - Down by five points with two matches to go against crosstown rival Tracy on Thursday, West won its last two bouts via pin and defeated the host Bulldogs 38-31 in a nonleague wrestling match at Swenson Gym.

On a night that saw seven lead changes and one tie, Tracy took its final lead at 31-26 when Richard Vasquez claimed a forfeit at 182 pounds. Robert Misko (195) then pinned Wali Aimaque in 55 seconds to put the Wolf Pack ahead 32-31 going into the last bout - at 220 pounds - between West's Amrit Singh and Angelo Carranza.

Singh - who missed a trip to the state championships last season by one point - pinned Carranza in 1:28 to secure the win for the Wolf Pack.

"It was pretty nerve-wracking," Singh said. "But I knew what I had to do for the team and I did it."

West picked up two other pins by Mitchell Selna (152) and Ron Sasing (106), major decision wins by Louie Dolor (113) and Rogelio Bravo (145), and decisions by Jeff Sapiandante (120) and Scott Romo (170).

"This was very interesting," Wolf Pack coach Carlos Salazar said. "Tracy came out strong, and they wanted it just as bad as we did, but we got the win."

Albert Landeros (126), Noah Blackwell (160) and Lucas Furtado (285) had pins for the Bulldogs with Gage Chavez (132) getting a major decision and Alex Lopez (138) a decision.

"We knew that the upper weights we were going to have some issues," Tracy coach Tony Leanos said. "We had freshmen out there for those last two matches at 195 and 220.

"I'm all right with the score. West is tough this year but next year is going to be a whole different story for them."

Furtado's pin was in the first match of the night at 48 seconds and it took Blackwell just 45 seconds to notch his pin.

"This was my fastest pin this season," Blackwell said. "I just tried to come out and be aggressive."

- Dave Campbell, Record Correspondent

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